Tornadoes

What is a tornado?

• A long high wave caused by an earthquake.

• Rapidly rotating column of air that reaches from a storm cloud to the Earth's surface.

• A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction.

• A large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush.

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What shape is a tornado?

• sphere

• prism

• funnel

• cube

How fast are the winds inside a tornado?

• 5-10 miles per hour

• 65-250 miles per hour

• 500-700 miles her hour

• 1,000-1,500 miles per hour

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Which direction does air move to first form a tornado?

(Before it touches the ground.)

• cool air goes from the sky toward the ground

• warm air goes from the ground to the sky

• both have to happen to make a tornado

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What is another name for a tornado?

• spinner

• twister

• dancer

• twirler

What is another name for a tornado?

• cyclone

• monsoon

• hurricane

• typhoon

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The most tornadoes in the United States take place in Tornado Alley. Where is Tornado Alley?

• Southern US

• West Coast of the US

• East Coast of the US

• Center of the US

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Someone who follows tornadoes to study them is called a storm ______.

• chaser

• fighter

• watcher

• runner

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Tornadoes only stop when ____.

• temperature differences in the air disappear

• temperature differences in the air stay the same

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What are 2 things that tornadoes threaten?

• freedom

• life

• property

• justice

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